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07/07/2039
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Etibar Rasheed vs Alish Safarli

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Tajikistan-Dushanbe promoted show at Dushanbe Shakhbazov, Dushanbe,  taking place on 15/01/2039:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Tajikistan Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Varzish TV, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Etibar Rasheed (11(2) - 5(1) - 2) who hails from Khujand, Tajikistan and Alish Safarli(26 - 11(2) - 1) from Dushanbe, Tajikistan.  Both Rasheed and Safarli weighed in at 118 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Rashad Bokhari, and the three ringside judges are Vaqif Aslam, Ilham Azizov and Lazar Yalgondin.  

Round 1: 

Safarli throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rasheed lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Safarli advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Rasheed steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance.  Rasheed drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Rasheed feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rasheed is on target with a jab to Safarli's body.  
Rasheed lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rasheed lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Rasheed is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rasheed digs in a sharp left hook to Safarli's ribs.  
Safarli attempts to land a jab, but Rasheed sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Rasheed is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Safarli slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Safarli lands a jab.  
Rasheed feints a jab, fooling Safarli into throwing a left hook counter.  Rasheed springs the trap, countering with  a sharp right hook to Safarli's body.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance.  Safarli lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Rasheed on the ropes.  Rasheed is on target with a right hook.  
Safarli connects with a left hook.  
Safarli drives a jab into Rasheed's body.  
Rasheed pivots to the side of his opponent.  Safarli connects with a right hook.  
Rasheed is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Safarli throws an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Safarli lands a cross.  
Safarli steps inside and drives a left hook into Rasheed's body.  
Rasheed drives a right hook into Safarli's body.  
Rasheed lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Rasheed is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Safarli gets on the inside and walks Rasheed down, trapping him on the ropes.  Rasheed drives a left hook into Safarli's ribs.  


Round 1 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Rasheed sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Safarli hits home with a right hook.  
Rasheed connects with a right uppercut.  
Rasheed tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rasheed is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Safarli throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rasheed tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance.  Rasheed pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Safarli closes the distance.  Rasheed digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Safarli attempts to land a jab, but Rasheed sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Safarli is on target with an overhand left.  Safarli throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Safarli's body.  
Safarli advances into close range.  Rasheed lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Rasheed steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Safarli advances into close range and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  Safarli throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Safarli steps inside and forces Rasheed to retreat onto the ropes.  Safarli lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Safarli hits home with a hard jab.  
Safarli advances into close range.  Safarli pivots from in front of his opponent.  Rasheed lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Rasheed switches the action to the outside.  Rasheed sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Rasheed pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a hard jab.  
Safarli digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Rasheed is on target with a sharp left hook to Safarli's body.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Safarli manouvers Rasheed into a corner.  Safarli lands a left hook.  
Safarli hits home with a cross.  Safarli attempts to land a jab, but Rasheed blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Safarli closes the distance and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Safarli sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Rasheed's ribcage.  


Round 2 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 3: 

Rasheed attempts to land a jab, but Safarli sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Safarli is on target with a left hook.  
Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Rasheed lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance.  Rasheed tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Safarli digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Rasheed tries to keep the action at long range.  Rasheed feints a right, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Safarli steps inside and lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Rasheed connects with a left hook.  
Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range.  Rasheed drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Safarli hits home with an overhand right.  
Safarli closes the distance and digs in a right hook to Rasheed's ribs.  
Rasheed lands with a ramrod jab.  
Safarli steps inside and walks Rasheed into the corner.  Safarli lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Safarli pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Rasheed is on target with an overhand right.  
Rasheed lands a jab, left hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
Rasheed switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance.  Rasheed lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Safarli advances into close range.  Rasheed is on target with a left hook.  Rasheed attempts to land a right uppercut, but Safarli dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to Rasheed's ribcage.  
Rasheed switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Rasheed hits home with a cross.  Rasheed tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rasheed connects with an overhand right.  Rasheed throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Safarli sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Safarli attempts to land a jab, but Rasheed slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Safarli closes the distance and walks Rasheed down, trapping him on the ropes.  Rasheed lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Rasheed is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rasheed connects with a cross.  
Rasheed quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Safarli finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Safarli's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 3 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 4: 

Safarli is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Rasheed's body.  
Rasheed lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Safarli dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Rasheed lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Safarli lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Rasheed lands an overhand left.  
Safarli attempts to land a jab, but Rasheed slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance.  Safarli attempts to land a cross, but Rasheed sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance.  Rasheed is on target with a right hook.  
Safarli gets on the inside.  Rasheed throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Safarli manouvers Rasheed onto the ropes.  Rasheed connects with a left hook.  
Rasheed is on target with a jab.  
Safarli gets on the inside.  Rasheed lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Rasheed steps to the outside.  Rasheed sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Safarli steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Safarli tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Safarli cuts off the ring, trapping Rasheed on the ropes.  Safarli throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Rasheed is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Safarli throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rasheed steps away from his opponent.  Safarli lands a cross.  
Safarli digs in a left uppercut to Rasheed's body.  
Safarli drives a left hook into Rasheed's body.  
Safarli closes the distance and drives a right hook into Rasheed's body.  
Rasheed lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Rasheed's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Rasheed lands a left hook.  
Rasheed snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Safarli closes the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rasheed switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Safarli steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Rasheed is on target with a left hook.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rasheed lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Safarli tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Safarli closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Rasheed sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Safarli lands with a spiteful jab.  
Rasheed steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Rasheed in a corner.  Safarli lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Rasheed attempts to land a left hook, but Safarli slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range.  Safarli lands with a stinging jab.  
Rasheed is on target with a jab.  
Safarli lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Safarli walks Rasheed onto the ropes.  Safarli digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Rasheed lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rasheed lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rasheed connects with a cross.  
Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Safarli is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Rasheed switches the action to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Rasheed circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Safarli drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance.  Rasheed sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Safarli lands a hard jab.  
Rasheed lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Safarli advances into close range and forces Rasheed to back into the ropes.  Safarli pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Rasheed drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Rasheed drives a left hook into Safarli's body.  
Rasheed lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Safarli advances into close range.  Rasheed is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Rasheed steps to the outside.  Safarli lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Safarli manouvers Rasheed onto the ropes.  Rasheed drives a solid right hook into Safarli's ribs.  
Safarli advances into close range.  Rasheed drives a left hook into Safarli's body.  
Rasheed pivots to the side of his opponent.  Safarli is on target with a right hook.  
Rasheed lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Safarli drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Rasheed sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Rasheed steps to the outside.  Safarli sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rasheed lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Rasheed is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Rasheed feints a cross, but Safarli is not fooled and lands with a right hook.  
Safarli manouvers Rasheed onto the ropes.  Rasheed attempts to land a left hook, but Safarli blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Safarli advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Rasheed steps away from his opponent.  Rasheed quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Safarli hits home with a cross.  
Safarli walks Rasheed down, trapping him on the ropes.  Rasheed is on target with a cross.  
Safarli attempts to land a jab, but Rasheed sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range.  Safarli waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Rasheed lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Safarli advances into close range.  Rasheed connects with a left hook.  
Rasheed steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Safarli slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Safarli closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Rasheed pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Rasheed drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Safarli connects with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Rasheed steps to the outside.  Safarli connects with a cross.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  Safarli throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Rasheed attempts to land a right hook, but Safarli parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rasheed hits home with a left hook.  
Rasheed is on target with a left hook to Safarli's liver.  
Rasheed sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Rasheed lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Safarli lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Rasheed on the ropes.  Rasheed lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Rasheed tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Safarli steps inside.  Rasheed pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Safarli's body.  
Rasheed steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rasheed steps away from his opponent.  Rasheed drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Safarli lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Rasheed drives a solid jab into Safarli's body.  
Safarli steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Safarli drives a right hook into Rasheed's body.  
Rasheed is on target with a right uppercut.  
Safarli steps inside.  Rasheed connects with a left uppercut.  
Rasheed is on target with a left uppercut to Safarli's body.  Rasheed throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Safarli connects with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Safarli steps inside.  Safarli pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Rasheed feints a cross, but Safarli does not fall for it and is on target with a cross.  
Safarli steps inside.  Rasheed throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rasheed steps to the outside.  Rasheed feints a jab, tricking Safarli into launching a left uppercut counter.  Rasheed is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance.  Rasheed quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rasheed switches the action to the outside.  Rasheed feints a right hook, and then lands a cross.  Rasheed tries to land a cross, but Safarli sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Safarli lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rasheed lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rasheed lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Safarli sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rasheed snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Rasheed steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Safarli slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Safarli steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Rasheed on the ropes.  Safarli digs in a left hook to Rasheed's body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range.  Rasheed feints a right hook, and then lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Safarli steps inside.  Safarli sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rasheed is on target with a left hook to Safarli's body.  Rasheed throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Safarli gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to Rasheed's body.  
Rasheed steps away from his opponent.  Safarli lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rasheed is on target with a solid jab.  
Safarli gets on the inside and forces Rasheed to back into the corner.  Safarli pivots to the left of his opponent.  Rasheed throws a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Safarli pivots to the side of his opponent.  Rasheed is on target with a right hook.  
Rasheed tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a stiff jab.  
Safarli advances into close range.  Rasheed is on target with a right hook to Safarli's ribcage.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance.  Rasheed sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Safarli lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Safarli is on target with an overhand left.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance.  Rasheed sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Rasheed feints a left, and then connects with a cross.  
Safarli gets on the inside.  Rasheed lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Safarli advances into close range and walks Rasheed down, trapping him on the ropes.  Rasheed hits home with a left hook.  
Rasheed quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Safarli lands a ramrod jab.  
Safarli gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  Safarli tries to land a right hook, but Rasheed sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rasheed feints a right hook, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Safarli advances into close range.  Rasheed lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Safarli forces Rasheed to retreat onto the ropes.  Safarli lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Safarli attempts to land a left uppercut, but Rasheed blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Rasheed's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 10 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 11: 

Safarli attempts to land a jab, but Rasheed sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rasheed is looking to keep his distance and lands a stiff jab.  
Rasheed lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Rasheed sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Safarli throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rasheed connects with a cross.  
Rasheed sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Safarli advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  Rasheed ties up his opponent.  Rasheed leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Rasheed switches the action to the outside.  Safarli attempts to land an overhand left, but Rasheed parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Safarli gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but the shot lands on his opponents guard.  Rasheed holds on to his opponent.  Safarli uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Rasheed behind the head. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land an overhand right, but Safarli slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Safarli attempts to land a jab, but Rasheed slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rasheed switches the action to the outside.  Safarli lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Safarli walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Safarli finds the target with a jab.  
Rasheed connects with a cross.  
Rasheed lands a stinging jab.  
Rasheed lands a cross.  
Safarli walks Rasheed onto the ropes.  Rasheed connects with a cross.  
Safarli closes the distance and throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot.  Rasheed ties up his opponent.  Rasheed tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Safarli's kidney. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Rasheed.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Safarli's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 11 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Rasheed sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right.  
Safarli advances into close range.  Rasheed lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Rasheed finds the target with a hard jab.  
Rasheed waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Safarli lands a cross.  Safarli attempts to land a jab, but Rasheed dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Safarli cuts off the ring, trapping Rasheed on the ropes.  Rasheed is on target with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Rasheed lands with a sharp jab.  
Rasheed feints a left hook, but Safarli does not fall for it and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Safarli walks Rasheed down, trapping him on the ropes.  Rasheed tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rasheed throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Rasheed's body.  
Rasheed tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Rasheed is on target with a cross.  
Safarli steps inside.  Rasheed tries to land a left hook, but Safarli blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Safarli is looking to close the distance.  Rasheed lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Rasheed sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Safarli steps inside.  Rasheed digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Safarli steps inside and walks Rasheed down, trapping him on the ropes.  Safarli sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Safarli gets on the inside.  Safarli pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rasheed attempts to land a jab, but Safarli blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Safarli closes the distance.  Safarli quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rasheed is on target with a right uppercut.  


Round 12 Statistics
Rasheed: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Safarli: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 119 - 109  119 - 109  119 - 109

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Khujand, Tajikistan.... Etibar Rasheed

Fight Statistics
Rasheed: 
Total Punches Thrown: 469                           
Total Punches Landed: 220                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 334                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 169                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 135                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 361                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 160                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 108                           
Total Jabs Landed: 60                            

Safarli: 
Total Punches Thrown: 409                           
Total Punches Landed: 135                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 311                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 98                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 321                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 114                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 88                            
Total Jabs Landed: 21